The Trem Chronicle
Squad14 Sep 2026
Márcio Defendi keeps Trem in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Victtor Chaves in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Trem this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match12 Sep 2026
Iguatu take the points off Trem
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market14 Sep 2026
One of our own: Pedrinho joins the Trem first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Pedrinho is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market14 Sep 2026
Roberto Farias steps up from the Trem academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Roberto Farias has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
Márcio Defendi gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
The manager’s verdict
“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 1‑2 Carlos Queiroz left the room before anybody could ask which.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Vinicius Belotti beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 12. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
Márcio Defendi left out for tactical reasons at Trem
The shape wanted a different profile against this opponent, which is a real football answer and no comfort at all to the man it is about. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
In brief
- Squad The dressing room has a star in it
- Squad Roberto Pitio says his piece
- Player ratings The manager had seen enough of Thiago Moreira